Understanding Clinical Risk: What is Opioid Naive Mean?
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In 2020, nearly 70,000 opioid-related overdose deaths were reported in the United States. A key factor in preventing such adverse events is understanding a patient's prior exposure to these drugs, which leads to the crucial question: **what is opioid naive mean?** This term signifies a person with little to no recent history of taking opioid medications.
